## Sam Nicklin turns eBay finds into small, funny worlds The Nottingham-born photographer and director builds still lifes from a colour, an object and a good joke – with subjects including a watch squeezed into a stack of onion rings and a crocodile that wants your finger. Sam Nicklin grew up in a creative family in Nottingham, and he always thought he'd be a musician. "We were always encouraged to explore the things we loved," he says. After studying sound engineering and drumming at university, he drifted into graphic design and photography. He spent several years shooting the football…